HONOLULU – Send the seniors off strong – well, sort of send them off.

The University of Hawai’i football team closed the regular season on a high note Saturday, reclaiming possession of the Paniolo Trophy for the first time since 2021 with a 27-7 drubbing of the University of Wyoming (4-8, 2-6 Mountain West) on Senior Night.

Running back Cam Barfield enjoyed a solid showing with 94 yards of offense (career-high 77 yards rushing, 17 yards receiving) to go with the second multi-TD game of his career as the junior snagged a score and ran in another.

It marked the eighth straight year that Hawai’i (8-4, 5-3 Mountain West) sent off seniors with a victory in the regular season finale, though UH still has another game to play after clinching bowl eligibility for the first time under HC Timmy Chang.

Redshirt freshman QB Micah Alejado finished off a historic freshman campaign for UH, breaking his own head coach’s record for most TD passes in a freshman season (19) with his 20th and 21st passing scores of 2025. The southpaw racked up 289 passing yards while completing 17-of-24 passes in the win but did throw his ninth interception of the year on the Rainbow Warriors’ opening drive.

Sophomore WR Jackson Harris set a new season-high for all UH receivers with 153 yards on just four receptions, hauling in his 12th touchdown as a Rainbow Warrior in the second quarter as Alejado tossed a dime for a 78-yard catch-and-run score.

After an Alejado pick-six put the Rainbow Warriors behind early, the lefty signal caller and company quickly responded with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive to tie the game at 7 with 3:52 to play in the opening quarter as Barfield found paydirt on a 19-yard pass from his fellow Bishop Gorman product.

Hawai’i added on in the second quarter as Kansei Matsuzawa connected on a field goal from 47 yards out before the 78-yard Harris house call made it 17-7 in favor of the hosts with 4:47 remaining in the first half.

Matsuzawa’s second 47-yard kick tied the all-time FBS record set in 1982 by Washington’s Chuck Nelson for consecutive FG makes to begin a season (25), eliciting an extra cheer from the fans inside the sold-out Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex as the Rainbow Warriors took a 20-7 lead into the locker room.

Barfield put the bow on top of a celebratory night for the Rainbow Warriors to begin the third quarter, breaking ankles on the way to a career-long 41-yard rushing TD to cap off the 20-point win early for Hawai’i.

The defense bounced back in a big way after a rough showing against UNLV last weekend, holding a visiting opponent without an offensive TD for the third time this season while completely shutting out the Cowboys offense. The unit also racked up season highs with 10 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and seven punts forced.

Senior DB Jaheim Wilson-Jones had his own spotlight moment, coming up with an impressive diving interception in the fourth quarter for his first career pick.

Seniors De’Jon Benton and Jackie Johnson III each had 0.5 sacks to improve upon their team-leading totals while senior LB Jalen Smith tallied his first sack of the year for the Rainbow Warriors.

Peter Manuma finished one tackle shy of his career high as the senior safety racked up a team-best 11 tackles in his final regular season game. The Campbell alum also added 1.5 TFLs and a PBU, flying all over the field to make an impact for UH.

Freshman QB Mason Drube finished the night completing 17-of-32 passes for 179 yards and an interception in the loss for Wyoming. Senior TE John Michael Gyllenborg led the way in the receiving department for the Cowboys, hauling in six passes for 39 yards in his final college game.

Following the win, Hawai’i celebrated 26 seniors that played their final home regular season game. After racking up the program’s first 8+ win season since 2019 and tying a program best 5-3 finish in Mountain West play, the Rainbow Warriors are a hot candidate for a return to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve.

Regardless of where the final game of 2025 is for Hawai’i, the season finished a magical transformation in Mānoa under Timmy Chang that was spearheaded by the graduating group of 26.

The islands showed appreciation for that graduating 26 on Saturday night, saying mahalo for the memories that will never fade.

But maybe just a few more on December 24, if that’s not too much to ask?

","featuredImage","/img/random/usatsi_27708746_168399360_lowres-544x306.jpg","imageCaption","Nov 29, 2025; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hawaii Rainbow Warriors place kicker Kansei Matsuzawa (17) reacts with quarterback Micah Alejado (12) after missing a thirty-yard field goal attempt against the Wyoming Cowboys during the third quarter, ending his streak of twenty-four consecutive field goals made, at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.",{"_573":1991,"_1077":18,"_1992":1993,"_2001":2002,"_2003":1987},"Hawai’i handles Wyoming on Senior Night to reclaim Paniolo Trophy","keyInfo",[1994,1995,1996,1997],{"_68":1205,"_64":1441,"_66":1204},{"_68":464,"_64":1054,"_66":1056},{"_68":1199,"_64":1054,"_66":1198},{"_68":1998,"_64":1999,"_66":2000},"Timmy Chang","player","timmy-chang","contentLength",867,"defaultImage","2025/11/30/hawaii-handles-wyoming-on-senior-night","lock",{"_2007":60,"_2008":-5,"_2009":-5,"_1168":-5},"isLocked","userName","userId",[],[],[2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2020],{"_7":1167,"_897":1056},{"_7":1167,"_897":1198},{"_7":1167,"_897":1201},{"_7":1167,"_897":1204},{"_7":1167,"_897":1207},{"_7":1167,"_897":2019},"live-coverage",{"_7":1999,"_897":2000},"hasEmbed","imageCredit","Marco Garcia-Imagn Images",{"_1192":18},"podcastInfo",{"_1192":18},"relatedArticles",{"_15":2029,"_1094":2030},[],[],"thumbnail","/img/random/usatsi_27708746_168399360_lowres-thumbnail.jpg","2025-11-30T07:00:00.000Z","featuredImageUrl","cacheKey","tst_hawaii-handles-wyoming-on-senior-night","cachedOn","2026-04-04T03:01:55.821Z",{"_573":574,"_575":576,"_577":578,"_579":580,"_581":580,"_582":580,"_583":584,"_585":2040,"_599":600,"_601":580,"_602":580,"_603":580,"_604":605},{"_587":588,"_589":590,"_591":592,"_593":594,"_595":596,"_597":598},"searchResponse",{"_2043":2044,"_2046":2047,"_2143":2144},"pager",{"_1393":151,"_1394":2045,"_1395":151,"_1396":75},60,"records",[2048],{"_66":2049,"_7":2050,"_2051":2052,"_1002":2110,"_212":2111,"_64":2136,"_215":2137,"_211":2138,"_218":2139,"_2140":2139,"_2141":2142},"28d0c83c-b556-4a00-b67d-7dab06bd37ad","0 comment from roredmcdonald","attributes",{"_66":2049,"_2053":2054,"_2059":2060,"_2061":2062,"_2063":2064,"_2065":2066,"_2067":2068,"_1976":1977,"_2069":2070,"_2071":2004,"_2072":1991,"_2073":1080,"_1073":2074,"_2075":75,"_2076":151,"_2077":75,"_2078":151,"_2079":-5,"_1085":2080,"_1087":2090,"_2092":2066,"_2093":60,"_2094":60,"_2095":60,"_2096":60,"_2097":-5,"_2098":-5,"_2099":45,"_2100":60,"_2101":-5,"_2102":-5,"_2103":-5,"_2104":2105,"_2106":-5,"_2107":-5,"_2108":2109},"from",{"_66":2055,"_2056":2057,"_207":2058},"805857ff-795c-4710-a2b9-dfa952e64132","display","roredmcdonald","UserSettings","recipients",[],"subject","comment","body","

I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week , which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone,

Here is I started____ LIVEJOB1.COM

","sentOn","2025-12-05T23:45:37.195Z","responses",[],"contentFeaturedImage","/files/random/usatsi_27708746_168399360_lowres.jpg","contentRoute","contentTitle","parentId","new","upVotes","downVotes","voteTotal","replies","avatarUrl",[2081],{"_2082":2083,"_2084":2085,"_223":2086,"_207":2062,"_2087":2088,"_2009":2055},"_id","805857ff-795c-4710-a2b9-dfa952e64132_28d0c83c-b556-4a00-b67d-7dab06bd37ad","contextIds",[2049],"2025-12-05T23:45:38.414Z","reactionTypes",[2089],"UPVOTE",[2091],{"_64":2089,"_1474":75},"lastInteractionOn","isVeteran","isStaff","isDev","isRemoved","removedOn","removedById","isProfane","isReported","reportedOn","reportedById","reportedByUsername","attachments",[],"pinnedOn","memberSince","editorValue","{\"root\":{\"children\":[{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week , which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone,\",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1},{\"children\":[],\"direction\":null,\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1},{\"children\":[{\"detail\":0,\"format\":0,\"mode\":\"normal\",\"style\":\"\",\"text\":\"Here is I started____ LIVEJOB1.COM \",\"type\":\"text\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"version\":1}],\"direction\":\"ltr\",\"format\":\"\",\"indent\":0,\"type\":\"root\",\"version\":1}}","

Here is I started____ LIVEJOB1.COM

roredmcdonald",[2112,2113,2114,2116,2117,2119,2120,2122,2123,2126,2127,2129,2130,2131,2132,2134,2135],{"_7":2073,"_897":1080},{"_7":1976,"_897":1977},{"_7":2115,"_897":2049},"commentId",{"_7":2053,"_897":2057},{"_7":2118,"_897":2055},"fromId",{"_7":2065,"_897":2066},{"_7":2063,"_897":2121},"

I am making a good salary from home $4580-$5240/week which is amazing under a year ago I was jobless in a horrible economy. I thank God every day I was blessed with these instructions and now its my duty to pay it forward and share it with Everyone

Here is I started____ LIVEJOB1.COM

",{"_7":1073,"_897":2074},{"_7":2124,"_897":2125},"responseCount",[],{"_7":2092,"_897":2066},{"_7":2096,"_897":2128},"false",{"_7":2100,"_897":2128},{"_7":2094,"_897":2128},{"_7":2072,"_897":1991},{"_7":2133,"_897":2128},"liveFeed",{"_7":2099,"_897":1115},{"_7":2077,"_897":75},"Comment","from:805857ff-795c-4710-a2b9-dfa952e64132",[],"2025-12-05T23:45:37.209Z","lastModifiedOn","indexedOn","2025-12-05T23:45:38.441Z","dimensions",[],"sortsUsed",[2147,2151],{"_1097":2148,"_2149":2150},"specs.pinnedOn","direction","desc",{"_1097":2152,"_2149":2150},"specs.sentOn","baseUrl","/team/hawaii/feed/article/hawaii-handles-wyoming-on-senior-night","returnUrl","/team/hawaii/feed","actionData","errors"]

HAWAII

The Forum Club

Hawai’i handles Wyoming on Senior Night to reclaim Paniolo Trophy

By Paul Brecht at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.

Nov 30, 2025

Yahoo Sports, The Sporting Tribune enter content partnership, expanding regional sports coverage to a global audience

By The Sporting Tribune in Los Angeles

Oct 22, 2025

'The Sporting Tribune Today' joins Westwood One Sports and will be on the radio in Southern California, Las Vegas and Hawaii

By The Sporting Tribune in Los Angeles

Oct 23, 2025

The Sporting Tribune, John R. Wooden Award announce content partnership ahead of 50th anniversary celebration

By The Sporting Tribune in Los Angeles

Nov 14, 2025

TST Images: Predators defeat Kings, 5-4, at Crypto.com Arena

By The Sporting Tribune at Crypto.com Arena

Apr 3, 2026

TST Images: Spurs beat Clippers, 118-99, at Intuit Dome

By The Sporting Tribune at Intuit Dome

Apr 3, 2026

TST Images: South Bay Lakers defeat San Diego Clippers, 122-119, in El Segundo

By The Sporting Tribune at UCLA Health Training Center

Apr 2, 2026

TST Images: Kings defeat Blues, 2-1, at Crypto.com Arena

By The Sporting Tribune at Crypto.com Arena

Apr 1, 2026

TST Today: Lakers Crush the Wizards & A Reality Check at the Ravine

By Anwar Stetson TST Headquarters

Apr 1, 2026

TST Today: A Dodgers Opening Weekend Sweep & A New Face in Vegas

By Anwar Stetson TST Headquarters

Apr 1, 2026

Kochanowicz and Johnson aim for bounce-back seasons

By Jack Janes Angel Stadium

Apr 3, 2026

Struggle and Joy: the Cori Close method

By Jack Haslett in Phoenix

Apr 3, 2026

Seven Weeks to Figure It Out: Questions defining LCS Split 2

By Paul Delos Santos at Riot Games Arena

Apr 3, 2026

Sparks guards Allemand, Barker chosen in 2026 Expansion Draft

By Rey Moralde in Los Angeles

Apr 3, 2026

Aaliyah Nye closing her Aces chapter

By Malia Poblete

Apr 3, 2026

Golden Knights move closer to postseason spot with 6-3 win

By Steve Carp at T-Mobile Arena

Apr 3, 2026

Zach Whitecloud’s return headlines emotional game for Golden Knights

By Derek Hegna at T-Mobile Arena

Apr 2, 2026

Kirk Cousins expected to sign with Raiders as bridge quarterback to mentor potential draft pick Mendoza

By W.G. Ramirez

Apr 2, 2026

Ludmila nets first San Diego Wave goal in Boston, extends win streak to four

By Sebastian Sanchez at Gillette Stadium

Apr 3, 2026

Padres offense quiet again, Red Sox ride pair of home runs to take series opener

By Eric Evelhoch at Fenway Park

Apr 3, 2026

San Diego FC returns from break with a rejuvenated squad, faces San Jose

By Sebastian Sanchez in San Diego

Apr 3, 2026

Pivetta dominates as Padres snap slump in 7-1 win

By Fernando Ramirez at Petco Park

Apr 1, 2026

Yahoo Sports, The Sporting Tribune enter content partnership, expanding regional sports coverage to a global audience

By The Sporting Tribune in Los Angeles

Oct 22, 2025

'The Sporting Tribune Today' joins Westwood One Sports and will be on the radio in Southern California, Las Vegas and Hawaii

By The Sporting Tribune in Los Angeles

Oct 23, 2025

The Sporting Tribune, John R. Wooden Award announce content partnership ahead of 50th anniversary celebration

By The Sporting Tribune in Los Angeles

Nov 14, 2025

TST Images: Predators defeat Kings, 5-4, at Crypto.com Arena

By The Sporting Tribune at Crypto.com Arena

Apr 3, 2026